“In the United States, we’re still divided,” he told El País. “I hope that this mission can be an example of peace and cooperation between countries, but also between groups [within my country].”
Prayer will continue to be integral to Glover’s efforts to help NASA in the next stage of space exploration, which will be as dangerous as it is exciting. He hopes to bring his physical Bible with him to the moon, but if weight restrictions make that impossible, he will settle for his digital copy.
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Glover expressed that he will pray for the crew of four as the Artemis II takes flight, and he encouraged other Christians to pray as well.
“Pray for our crew,” Glover said. “Pray for the hardware. Pray for the team all around the world that support this. And the hardest mission of all is the one our families are about to embark on. If you could pray for our families, that would be amazing.”
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Artemis II is tentatively set for launch in November 2024.
